May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Mental Health Counseling

If you’re a PPO Plan participant, you can access mental health counseling via MDLive and speak to a mental health provider 24/7/365 at no cost. You can also contact a board-certified physician when you need care and your primary physician is unavailable, you’re considering the ER/urgent care center, or you're away from home and don't have direct access to your primary care physician.

Wellness includes mental as well as physical health, and we’re doing our part during Mental Health Awareness Month to remind you of the resources available to you.

Mindful of Mental Health Webinar — Mental Health Matters. Dr. Marcus Wade, LCSW, SAP Workplace Solutions trainer, talked about activities to improve mental health as well as understanding conditions and symptoms — and how to find treatment. You can find previous Mindful of Mental Health webinars on our Wellness Benefits and Resources website page.
As a PDRMA Health-member employee, you have mental and emotional health resources available to you and your enrolled dependents. Some are in PATH, (Healthy Habits, Journeys — Decrease stress), others are through PDRMA’s Employee Assistance Program’s Workplace Solutions, and MDLIVE provides telemedicine options to PPO Plan participants (See sidebar). Log into Workplace Solutions at wseap.com and enter access code PDRMA to see the mental health resources or call 877.215.6614 for 24/7 support.

If you’re looking for additional resources, you can contact the following organizations:

Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMHSA) 2024 Mental Health Awareness Month resources toolkit.
Dial 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — direct SAMHSA connection to immediate and free support and resources for anyone in crisis.
Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ young people suicide prevention and crisis intervention.
National Alliance on Mental Health programs and resources.